Forest Health and Biotic Interactions

The research unit studies the effect of biotic factors (in particular insects and fungi) on forest health and develops the scientific basis for protecting the forest against potential pests and pathogens. We conduct surveys on the emergence of forest pests and diseases, advise forestry services on forest protection issues, and assist the federal government and cantonal authorities with measures to combat pests and pathogens. The unit's infrastructure includes a modern diagnostic laboratory and a high-security plant protection laboratory, so that alien organisms can be dealt with appropriately.

Another focus of the unit is on studying the effect of biotic (alien species) and abiotic disturbances (wind damage, climate change), as well as cultivation, on invertebrate fauna and the interactions between them and their host trees.

Projects

Publications

Research Groups and Staff

Forest Health and Biotic Interactions

Eckehard G. Brockerhoff

Head of Research Unit

Martin Bader

Visiting scientist

Marco Basile

Postdoc

Alexander Maess

Bachelor student

Anna Sidonia Marugg

Bachelor student

Robert McElderry

Visiting scientist

José Pedro Zé Ribeiro Correia

PhD student

Phytopathology

Simone Prospero

Group leader

Deniz Cakar

Visiting scientist

Carolina Cornejo

Technical staff member

Ana Diaz Zuniga

PhD student

Iva Franic

Scientific staff member

Leandra Fritsi

Lab technician

Quirin Kupper

Lab technician

Giovanna Lanzavecchia

Postdoc

Adrien Francois Moulart

Master student

Angela Mwongeli Muthama

Visiting scientist

Jana Orbach

Scientific staff member

Patrizia Palermo

Technical staff member

Lenin Rodrigo Riascos Flores

Postdoc

Daniel Rigling

Visiting scientist

Beat Ruffner

Scientific staff member

Saskia Scharl

Apprentice

Sven Ulrich

Lab technician

Luis Ever Vega Cabrera

Postdoc

Zino von Blarer

Master student

Robin Winiger

Lab technician

Lara Lerato Wüthrich

Master student

Forest Entomology

Martin Gossner

Group leader

Carl-Michael Heimo Andersson

Technical staff member

Olivia Bäbler

Trainee

Astrid Bächli

Technical staff member

Mojtaba Moe Bakhtiari

Postdoctoral Scientist

Marc Berger

Trainee

Janine Bolliger

Senior Scientist

Giulia Casciano

PhD student

Francesca Cerroti

PhD student

Fabio Costa

Temporary employee / Scientific staff member

Giulia Donati

Scientific staff member

Bastiaan Drost

PhD student

Michael Andreas Eisenring

Scientific staff member

Nina Feddern

Visiting scientist

Federico Ferrari

PhD student

Micol Ida Maria Genazzi

Trainee

Maja Ilic

Visiting scientist

Thibault Lachat

Visiting scientist

Felix Neff

Visiting scientist

Fotoula Papandreou

Trainee

Anouchka Perret-Gentil

Lab technician

Aditi Manoj Rawal

PhD student

Vladimir Redondo

Trainee

Caio Graco Rodriguez Leandro Roza

Visiting scientist

Thibaut Rota

Visiting scientist

Nicolas Roth

Visiting scientist

Doris Schneider

Technical staff member

Leila Anna Schuh

Postdoc

Christoph Sperisen

Visiting scientist

Christopher Steiner

Civilian service employees

Nicola Van Koppenhagen

PhD student

Beat Wermelinger

Visiting scientist

Fengping Yang

Visiting scientist

Carlotta Bruna Andrée Zamboni

Trainee

Swiss Forest Protection

Valentin Queloz

Group leader

Benno Andreas Augustinus

Scientific staff member

Ludwig Beenken

Scientific staff member

Vittorio Rai Bizzozero

Trainee

Simon Blaser

Scientific staff member

Nicoleta-Teodora Bulancea

Guest

Francesca Giulia Dennert

Scientific staff member

Vivanne Dubach

Technical staff member

Renate Heinzelmann

Scientific staff member

Doris Hölling

Scientific staff member

Julia Lopez Mercadal

Visiting scientist

Andrea Minetti

Software developer

Maurice Moor

Technical staff member

Achchuthan Perinpanathan

Trainee

Alice Pessina

Trainee

Mario Sahli

Technical staff member

Elisabeth Schertler

Technical staff member

Lia Sifrig

Lab technician

Sophie Stroheker

Technical staff member